It’s a game of charades. The jester is imitating the king himself (hence the quotation marks in the jester’s word bubbles) and the king just got it.
Of course, saying ‘I’m only marrying Princess Fabiana for her kingdom’s wealth’ in front of now-Queen Fabiana is a bit of an insult, which is why the queen looks less than amused…
@Visor @Darchon @Marscaleb Spot on. I wasn’t going for charades exactly, it was more like a dig to “relatable” humor where the whole thing is just that the reader can relate to a situation and that’s it. But charades fit perfectly too. At the last minute I decided that what the king related to was crass and unflattering towards the queen, so kudos Darchon for picking up on that.
This is actually one of the things a jester could do way back when. He was not only to entertain the court but in private he often would help the king become aware that he himself was “Acting Foolish” about something, so that the king could later “change his mind” and appear wise.
I couldn’t understand it. Can anyone explain it?
I believe it is a joke about the saying “Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free”.
I think it’s a joke about the jester telling a joke that’s “relatable” for the king.
It’s a game of charades. The jester is imitating the king himself (hence the quotation marks in the jester’s word bubbles) and the king just got it.
Of course, saying ‘I’m only marrying Princess Fabiana for her kingdom’s wealth’ in front of now-Queen Fabiana is a bit of an insult, which is why the queen looks less than amused…
You gotta play to your crowd.
@Visor @Darchon @Marscaleb Spot on. I wasn’t going for charades exactly, it was more like a dig to “relatable” humor where the whole thing is just that the reader can relate to a situation and that’s it. But charades fit perfectly too. At the last minute I decided that what the king related to was crass and unflattering towards the queen, so kudos Darchon for picking up on that.
This is actually one of the things a jester could do way back when. He was not only to entertain the court but in private he often would help the king become aware that he himself was “Acting Foolish” about something, so that the king could later “change his mind” and appear wise.